Why is it that great companies don’t always make great investments? This is a conundrum that’s long puzzled investors because it so clearly flies in the face of intuition. Indeed, today’s market leaders—companies like Apple, Amazon and Microsoft—are impressive businesses, and their stocks have [...]
Yielding no Advantage
Dividends are a seemingly mundane topic, but like many areas in personal finance, it’s a topic that nonetheless generates debate. The most common question is: All else being equal, if one stock pays a dividend, and another does not, then shouldn’t an investor prefer the one that pays the dividend? [...]
Navigating the Bond Market
In the world of investments, bonds certainly aren’t the most interesting—but they generate their fair share of debate. Especially after the rout suffered a few years ago—when total-bond market funds dropped 13%—many investors are wondering how best to proceed. One open question in particular is [...]
Should Investors Worry?
Back in 2021, Keith Gill wasn’t well known. A video game enthusiast, he liked to spend time in his basement, day-trading and making videos. But with his online persona, Roaring Kitty, Gill drew a following that reached into the millions. He used that platform to direct attention to the shares of [...]
Should You Invest in a Private Fund?
Are hedge funds a good investment? To answer this question, we can look at three well known funds as case studies. The first is Renaissance Technologies. Renaissance was founded in 1982 by an academic named James Simons, who had been chair of the math department at Stony Brook University and, [...]
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